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Old Apr 18, 2005, 7:56 am
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CLTFlyer
 
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As JAXPAx has already posted - they honored the fare. In fact, US has said (in today's Charlotte Observer) they will honor them.

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlot...l/11421669.htm (free registration required)

Here's the relevant snippet from the article:

To dive for: Round-trip fares of $1.86

US Airways glitch opened the door for online mileage hounds

TONY MECIA

Staff Writer


Talk about your low-fare airline.

For a few hours this weekend, US Airways was selling tickets to a handful of smaller cities for $1.86 round-trip plus fees -- a tremendous deal that quickly filled Internet boards with chatter.

After discovering a "system glitch" Saturday afternoon that caused the low fares, US Airways corrected the errors by Saturday evening, said airline spokesman Chuck Allen. He said he did not know how many people bought the super-cheap tickets.

"Obviously, if we sold any tickets at that rate, we'll honor them," Allen said.

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